News Roundup for January 14, 2026
[Video Briefing] Is Iran’s Regime on the Brink of Collapse?, J Street Webinars
J Street Chief Policy Officer Ilan Goldenberg spoke to two leading Iran policy experts – Nate Swanson and Negar Mortazavi – about the protests in Iran and the United States’ potential for intervention.
[Watch] Ilan Goldenberg on the Protests in Iran, CBC News
Ilan Goldenberg spoke to the Canadian Broadcasting Company about the weakened status of the Iranian regime and the possibility of negotiations with Ithe ranian leadership.
J Street Endorses Rep. Dan Goldman and ‘Approves’ Brad Lander in New York Congressional Race, Haaretz
“While J Street endorsed Goldman, Ben-Ami said the organization added Lander as a ‘primary approved’ candidate on the organization’s portal, where supporters can donate to either candidate through the J Street PAC.”
US Withdrawing Troops From Key Middle East Bases as Precaution, American Official Says, Haaretz
“Qatar has confirmed that ‘certain personnel’ have left the U.S. military’s Al Udeid Air Base, citing regional tensions.”
Iran’s Opposition Is Battling to Oust the Rulers but Hobbled by Divisions, Washington Post
“Since the demonstrations erupted, sparked initially by the collapse of the Iranian currency, more than 2,500 people have been killed, according to one human rights group, and protests have taken place across the country and among various economic sectors, classes and ethnic groups.”
Far-Right Group Targeting Pro-Palestinian Voices to Close New York Operation, NY AG Says, Reuters
“After President Donald Trump took office last year and signed executive orders targeting pro-Palestinian protesters and activists, Betar said it provided names of international students and faculty to the Trump administration for deportation. Trump’s deportation attempts have faced legal setbacks.”
Israel Poised to Start Construction of Bypass Through Heart of West Bank, The Guardian
“The road is a key part of the blueprint for a vast illegal new settlement in the E1 area east of Jerusalem, which would fragment the occupied West Bank. The Israeli finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said the plans were intended to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’.”
What the ‘Synagogue of Satan’ Slur Tells Us About Christian Antisemitism, The Forward
Louis Keene and Andy Carvin write, “The phrase, originating in the New Testament book of Revelation, has been used in recent years to attack Jews, making its way into graffiti on Jewish institutions, antisemitic conspiracy theories and in far-right commentator Candace Owens’ criticism of Jewish figures.”
